Need Some Ideas????

So...I have been getting some interest in ladies wanting to join, but not sure where to start.

Here are some thoughts I have on getting started:

1. Start with a "Main Protein" dish you already know how to do and enjoy eating.
2. Figure out how many adult size servings it will feed, with a typical serving being about 2-3 ounces of cooked meat. Here is a great resource site on "How Much to Buy".
3. Then try doubling or tripling your recipe and cooking enough batches to get a total of 10 batches. Check out this site for tips on "Large Batch Cooking".
   
4. Portion out the batches into freezer safe containers or bags.

Here are some links recipes that have already been made for large quantity:

Cooking for a Crowd Recipes

Ellen's Tested Quantity Recipes

Recipes for 50-100 People

Another great site is AllRecipes.com. At this site you can find a recipe you like then put in the amount of servings and it will automatically recalculate for you.

Let me know how this works for you!

Want to Join a SWAP for 4???

Ruthann Morris is organizing SWAP group feeding 4 adults.

Her hope for this group is to actually have 9 ladies making 10 meals. The intent is that the "extra meals" will be given to the church for families need a little extra TLC (i.e. funerals, new babies, health issues, etc.)

If you are interested in joining, send Ruthann an email.

Welcome to Supper S.W.A.P.

I have been so blessed to be invited to be a part of an amazing meal exchange group! These ladies are really onto something. Each time I have gone to the freezer to pull out a ready made meal, I am overwhelmed by two things....one, that I am so lucky I don't have to fuss over dinner, and two, that I would be honored to eat something prepared with love and care.

In fact I was so blessed...I shared the idea with another friend....now I am a part of two groups! WOW! For this very busy season of my life, I know it is a gift from God! Thanks Ladies! (Okay, every sentence ended with an exclamation point...get used to it gals! See another one! and...)

I hope to use this blog to serve our groups. We will have to get used to looking for and using the category labels. But what an amazing way to keep all of our yummy recipes, hints and tricks. So fun!

Keep checking back as I add to the site and we make it our own. For today though, check out these two sites. They are other meal exchange group's blogs. I hope to make this one similar, but with our own flair.

Freezer Friendz

The Freezer Chicks

See ya back soon....